Ex-Leicester teacher sentenced for raping student

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A former Leicester Middle School music teacher has been sentenced to up to 13 years in prison for raping one of his 12-year-old students.

David Gilman was sentenced Thursday in Worcester Superior Court following his conviction last week of charges of child rape aggravated by age difference and three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child by a mandated reporter.

Prosecutors say the sexual assaults occurred between October and December 2009 at the school where the 44-year-old Gilman had worked for 15 years.

The Telegram & Gazette (http://bit.ly/15o72jt) reports that the girl's mother said in a victim impact statement that Gilman is a "monster."

Gilman, who lives in Brookfield, apologized in court. His lawyer said Gilman's judgment at the time was clouded by alcohol abuse.